"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper."
"Nutrition . . . has been kicked around like a puppy that cannot take care of itself. Food faddists and crackpots have kicked it pretty cruelly . . ."
Source: Adelle Davis (1970). “Let's Eat Right To Keep FIt”
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Adelle Davis
Nutritionist
Adelle Davis was a pioneering nutritionist known for her advocacy of whole foods and their role in health, influencing dietary practices in the 20th century.
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